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Johnson wins the Sprint All Star race: #48-Jimmie Johnson won the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the third time, tying Dale Earnhardt Sr. and Jeff Gordon for most all-time. Johnson won $1,071,340 for the win and gave team owner a ride on the track after the win with Rick Hendrick half in the car and half out, holding on to the roll cage and Johnson, took a little spin on the front stretch. #2-Keselowski finished 2nd followed by #17-Kenseth, #18-Busch [pole sitter], #88-Earnhardt Jr. [winner of the Sprint Showdown], #29-Harvick, #9-Ambrose, #51-Busch, #5-Kahne and #39-Newman. Johnson won the first 20-lap segment which earned him the right to lead the field to pit road before the final 10-lap dash. Kenseth won the second segment, Keselowski won the third segment over #5-Kahne by .006 seconds. Earnhardt won segment No. 4. So after segment 4, Johnson, Kenseth, Keselowski and Earnhardt entered pit road in that order, took no tires or gas and came out in those same top four positions for the final 10-lap run. Sprint Fan Vote winner, #47-Bobby Labonte finished 19th. There were no accidents and only two cars failed to finish the race, #16-Biffle and last years winner #99-Edwards, both with engine failures.
There were 6 cautions for 10 yellow flag laps. There were 7 lead changes among 7 drivers. The attendance is listed as 132,000 up from 125,000 from last season.
See race results on the Sprint All Star Race Results (pdf).(5-19-2012)
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race - Charlotte Motor Speedway - Fast Facts:
* Jimmie Johnson won the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, his third victory in 11 starts in the annual non-points event.
* With the victory, Johnson ties Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon for most NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race wins all-time. Johnson also won in 2003 and 2006.
* This is Rick Hendrickˇ¦s seventh NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race win (Jimmie Johnson, three; Jeff Gordon, three; Terry Labonte, one).
* Brad Keselowski finished second, his best finish in four NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race starts. His previous best finish was seventh in 2010.
* Matt Kenseth finished third, his fifth top-five and ninth top-10 finish in 12 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race starts.(NASCAR)(5-19-2012)
Restart after Segment 4: and the madatory pitstop before segment 5, with #48 #17 #2 and #88 coming in 1-2-3-4 for winning segments:
#48 then 17 2 88 9 5 51 24 29 21; 18 11 55 15 39 78 14 27 47 34 &22; #16 and #99 were out.(5-19-2012)
Sprint All Star Race Segment 4 finishing order:
1) #88-Earnhardt Jr., 19 laps led gets 4th position entering pits before segment 5
2) #9-Ambrose
3) #22-Allmendinger
4) #5-Kahne
5) #24-Gordon
6) #29-Harvick
7) #51-Busch, 2 laps led
8) #21-Bayne
9) #18-Busch, 14 laps led
10) #11-Hamlin, 16 laps led
11) #55-Martin
12) #15-Bowyer
13) #39-Newman
14) #78-Smith
15) #14-Stewart
16) #27-Menard
17) #47-Labonte
18) #34-Ragan
19) #48-Johnson, led 6 laps, gets 1st position entering pits before segment 5
20) #17-Kenseth, led 4 laps, gets 2nd position entering pits before segment 5
21) #2-Keselowski, led 20 laps, gets 3rd position entering pits before segment 5
22) #16-Biffle, 67 laps, engine
23) #99-Edwards, 26 laps, engine
Sprint All Star Race Segment 3 finishing order:
1) #2-Keselowski, led 20 laps, gets 3rd position entering pits before segment 5
2) #5-Kahne
3) #88-Earnhardt Jr.
4) #22-Allmendinger
5) #9-Ambrose
6) #24-Gordon
7) #29-Harvick
8) #16-Biffle
9) #55-Martin
10) #39-Newman
11) #27-Menard
12) #18-Busch, 14 laps led
13) #11-Hamlin, 16 laps led
14) #51-Busch
15) #14-Stewart
16) #15-Bowyer
17) #17-Kenseth, led 4 laps, gets 2nd position entering pits before segment 5
18) #47-Labonte
19) #78-Smith
20) #21-Bayne
21) #48-Johnson, led 6 laps, gets 1st position entering pits before segment 5
22) #34-Ragan
23) #99-Edwards, engine
Sprint All Star Race Segment 2 finishing order:
1) #17-Kenseth, led 4 laps, gets 2nd position entering pits before segment 5
2) #88-Earnhardt Jr.
3) #11-Hamlin, 16 laps led
4) #9-Ambrose
5) #22-Allmendinger
6) #2-Keselowski
7) #5-Kahne
8) #18-Busch, 14 laps led
9) #24-Gordon
10) #29-Harvick
11) #39-Newman
12) #14-Stewart
13) #16-Biffle
14) #15-Bowyer
15) #55-Martin
16) #51-Busch
17) #78-Smith
18) #27-Menard
19) #47-Labonte
20) #21-Bayne
21) #48-Johnson, led 6 laps, gets 1st position entering pits before segment 5
22) #34-Ragan
23) #99-Edwards, engine
Sprint All Star Race Segment 1 finishing order:
1) #48-Johnson, led 6 laps, gets 1st position entering pits before segment 5
2) #18-Busch, led 14 laps
3) #39-Newman
4) #11-Hamlin
5) #16-Biffle
6) #27-Menard
7) #15-Bowyer
8) #24-Gordon
9) #99-Edwards
10) #29-Harvick
11) #9-Ambrose
12) #22-Allmendinger
13) #2-Keselowski
14) #17-Kenseth
15) #88-Earnhardt Jr.
16) #55-Martin
17) #5-Kahne
18) #14-Stewart
19) #51-Busch
20) #21-Bayne
21) #78-Smith
22) #47-Labonte
23) #34-Ragan
Earnhardt Jr. wins the Sprint Showdown: #88-Earnhardt Hr, led all 40 laps to win his first Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway to transfer into the Sprint All Star Race. #22-Allmendinger, who started on the pole, finished 2nd after having a flat left front tire at the start of the race. Allmendinger will also transfer into the All Star race. #1-McMurray finished 3rd after starting from the rear due to an unapproved adjustment after qualifying, followed by #56-Truex Jr., #42-Montoya, #20-LOgano, #43-Almirola, #31-Burton, #83-Cassill and #93-Kvapil. #47-Bobby Labonte, the 2000 Sprint Cup Champion, finished 12th but won the Sprint Fan Vote and will race in the Sprint All-Star Race. There were no accidents and seven cars took their cars to the garage before the end of the race.
See race results on the Sprint Showdown Race Results (pdf).(5-19-2012)
Earnhardt Jr. wins the Sprint Showdown: #88-Earnhardt Hr, led all 40 laps to win his first Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway to transfer into the Sprint All Star Race. #22-Allmendinger, who started on the pole, finished 2nd after having a flat left front tire at the start of the race. Allendinger will also transfer into the All Star race. #1-McMurray finished 3rd after starting from the rear due to an unapproved adjustment after qualifying, followed by #56-Truex Jr., #42-Montoya, #20-LOgano, #43-Almirola, #31-Burton, #83-Cassill and #93-Kvapil. #47-Bobby Labonte, the 2000 Sprint Cup Champion, finished 12th but won the Sprint Fan Vote and will race in the Sprint All-Star Race. There were no accidents and seven cars took their cars to the garage before the end of the race.
Sprint Showdown Segment 2 finishing order
1) #88-Earnhardt Jr., led all 40 laps, transfers to Sprint All Star Race
2) #22-Allmendinger, transfers to Sprint All Star Race
3) #1-McMurray
4) #56-Truex Jr.
5) #1-McMurray
6) #20-Logano
7) #43-Almirola
8) #31-Burton
9) #83-Cassill
10) #93-Kvapil
11) #13-Mears
12) #47-Labonte, won the Sprint Fan Vote, transfers to Sprint All Star Race
13) #26-Wise
14) #95-Speed
15) #38-Gilliland
16) #19-Bliss -12 laps out
17) #87-Nemechek -14 out
18) #30-Stremme -18 out
19) #10-Reutimann -19 out
20) #36-Raines -19 out
21) #33-Leicht - 33 out
22) #49-Yeley - 37 out
#47-Labonte won the Sprint Fan Vote and will transfer into the Sprint All-Star race.(5-19-2012)
Sprint Showdown Race Statistics:
Average Speed of Race Winner: 125.581 mph.
Time of Race: 0 hours, 28 minutes, 40 seconds.
Margin of Victory: 2.384 seconds.
Caution Flags: 1 for 0 laps.
Lead Changes: 1 among 1 driver.
Lap Leaders: D.Earnhardt Jr. 1-40.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): D.Earnhardt Jr., 1 time for 40 laps.
Sprint Showdown Segment 1 finishing order:
1) #88-Earnhardt Jr., led all 20 laps
2) #56-Truex Jr.
3) #31-Burton
4) #42-Montoya
5) #43-Almirola
6) #1-McMurray
7) #83-Cassill
8) #13-Mears
9) #20-Logano
10) #93-Kvapil
11) #47-Labonte
12) #10-Reutimann
13) #38-Gilliland
14) #95-Speed
15) #26-Wise
16) #30-Stremme
17) #87-Nemechek
18) #19-Bliss
19) #22-Allmendinger
20) #36-Raines
21) #33-Leicht - out
22) #49-Yeley - out
On lap 1, #22-Allmendinger had to pit just before the green flag with a left front flat tire, after segment 1 all pitted but the top two.
during the pit stops, three cars were penalized for speeding on pit road #'s 38, 47, 93.(5-19-2012)
added the 2012 Sprint Showdown Schemes page, an image of each car will come up/(5-19-2012)
Update on All-Star Fan vote UPDATE: Nearly 2 million votes have been cast in the 2012 Sprint Fan Vote for one driver to gain entry into the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The five drivers leading the Sprint Fan Vote standings (in alphabetical order) are: A.J. Allmendinger, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Bill Elliott, Bobby Labonte and Joey Logano. Voting will continue until 5:00pm/et Saturday. Fans can vote by visiting Sprint.com/Speed, using the NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile application on Sprint Android devices, or by texting "VOTE" to 229466 on any wireless carrier (standard text messaging and data rates apply).(Charlotte Observer)
UPDATE: As voting neared completion for tonight's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, over 2.34 million votes had been registered. The top five drivers receiving votes (in alphabetical order) were A.J. Allmendinger, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Bobby Labonte, Joey Logano and Martin Truex Jr.(CMS Pit Notes)(5-19-2012)
Race Coverage of the Sprint Showdown & Sprint All Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is scheduled for Saturday, May 19, 2012.
Television (TV): SPEED at 7:00 pm/et; Pre-Race show at 4:00 pm/et; green flag approx 7:46pm/et
Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio 90
Scheduled Race Re-Airs: on SPEED, Friday, May 25th at 12:00pm/et
Kyle Busch wins pole for Sprint All Star race: #18-Kyle Busch won the pole (and $50,000) for the Sprint All Star Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a time of 119.112 seconds. #39-Newman will start 2nd followed by #11-Hamlin, #16-Biffle, #29-Harvick, #48-Johnson, #27-Meneard, #24-Gordon, #14-Stewart and #78-Smith.
#21-Bayne will start 11th followed by #15-Bowyer, #99-Edwards, #34-Ragan, #17-Kenseth (X), #55-Martin (X), #51-Busch (X), #9-Ambrose (X), #2-Keselowski (X) and #5-Kahne. #5-Kahne wrecked on his final lap and will go tp the rear of the field on Saturday night in a backup car. (X) = penalty.
For qualifying speed see Sprint All Star Race Qualifying Results page (pdf) and for the lineup, see the Sprint All Star Race Starting Lineup page (pdf).(5-18-2012)
Sprint All Star Race Qualifying:
after 20 of 20 drivers, time in seconds
#18-Busch, 20th out, 119.112
#39-Newman, 2nd out, 119.821
#11-Hamlin, 10th out, 120.168
#16-Biffle, 19th out, 120.420
#29-Harvick, 16th out, 120.622
#48-Johnson, 7th out, 121.076
#27-Menard, 12th out, 121.147
#24-Gordon, 1st out, 121.297
#14-Stewart, 3rd out, 121.482
#78-Smith, 6th out, 121.721
#21-Bayne, 8th out, 121.821
#15-Bowyer, 5th out, 122.292
#99-Edwards, 17th out, 122.420
#34-Ragan, 9th out, 124.183
#17-Kenseth, 13th out, 120.351 + 5 sec penalty = 125.351 (LG)
#55-Martin, 14th out, 121.624 + 5 sec penalty = 126.624 (LG)
#51-Busch, 11th out, 123.074 + 5 sec penalty = 128.074 (LG)
#9-Ambrose, 18th put, 123.784 + 5 sec. penalty = 128.784 (OV)
#2-Keselowski, 15th out, 120.436 + 10 second penalty = 130.436 (2LN)
#5-Kahne, 4th out, wrecked on last lap, will go to backup
(LN) = Lugnuts; (OV) = over wall early
Allmendinger wins pole for Sprint Showdown #22-A.J. Allmendinger won the pole for the Sprint Showdown Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a speed of 192.465mph. #56-Truex Jr. will start 2nd followed by #88-Earnhardt Jr., #31-Burton, #43-Almirola, #83-Cassill, #42-Montoya, #47-Labonte, #93-Kvapil and #30-Stremme.
#13-Mears will start 11th, followed by #10-Reutimann, #20-Logano, #33-Leicht, #95-Speed, #38-Gilliland, #19-Bliss, #49-Yeley, #1-McMurray, #87-Nemechek, #26-Wise and #36-Raines.
For qualifying speed see Sprint Showdown Qualifying Results page (pdf) and for the lineup, see the Sprint Showdown Starting Lineup page (pdf).(5-18-2012)
Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Sprint All Star Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway have been made.
Winner of the Sprint Pit Crew Challenge, #48-Johnson chose pit stall 2, the first available stall.
The rest of the stalls were chosen by finishing order of the Sprint Pit Crew Challenge.
The last three stalls are for the winner and 2nd place drivers from the Sprint Showdown and the Sprint Fan Vote winner.
To see where the drivers/teams pit stall is, see the pit selection chart on the Pit Stall Selection chart.(5-18-2012)
Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway have been made.
The pole winner, #22-Allmendinger chose pit stall 1.
#88-Earnhardt Jr. who starts 2nd, took pit stall 20, just before the start/finish line.
#31-Burton, who starts 3rd, took pit stall 35.
To see where the drivers/teams pit stall is, see the pit selection chart on the Pit Stall Selection chart page.(5-18-2012)
Coverage of Qualifying for the Sprint Showdown and Sprint All Star Sprint Cup Series races at Charlotte Motor Speedway are scheduled for Friday, May 18, 2012, Showdown qualifying at 5:00pm/et and All-Star Race qualifying approximately 6:00pm/et.
Television (TV): SPEED, 5:00pm/et
Scheduled Qualifying Re-Air: none
Qualifying Format:
Sprint Showdown: two laps, the fastest of the two determines the starting postion.
Sprint All-Star Challenge
Time trial consists of three laps, including a four-tire pit stop.
The total time determines the starting lineup for the race.
20 seconds for speeding
05 seconds for each loose/missing lug nut
05 seconds for any other penalty
Qualifying Order for the Sprint All-Star Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is posted. 20 cars/drivers are listed.
The first of the drivers scheduled to go out is #24-Gordon, slowest in practice.
The final driver scheduled to go out is #18-Busch, who was fastest in first practice.
Qualifying order is set by the first practice session, with slowest driver going out by speed and the fastest going out last. The top-35 in owners points are not in play with this race as there are no points awarded.
This is a unique qualifying session of three laps, with a mandatory 4-tire pit stop on laps 1 or 1 (not lap 3), the smallest amount of time of the three laps will win the pole. There are penalties for loose lug nuts, speeding and more.
See the full qualifying order on the Sprint All Star Qualifying Order page (pdf).(5-18-2012)
Qualifying Order for the Sprint Showdown Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is posted. 22 cars/drivers are listed with the drivers who are not eligible for the Sprint All-Star Race running 40 laps to win, finish 2nd or win the Sprint Fan Vote to get into the All-Star race.
The first of the drivers scheduled to go out is #36-Raines, slowest in practice.
The final driver scheduled to go out is #88-Earnhardt Jr., who was fastest in first practice.
Qualifying order is set by the first practice session, with slowest driver going out by speed and the fastest going out last. The top-35 in owners points are not in play with this race as there are no points awarded.
See the full qualifying order on the Sprint Showdown Qualifying Order (pdf).(5-18-2012)
Sprint All-Star practice at Charlotte Motor Speedway is over, after 85 scheduled minutes, the top-5, slowest and notes:
#18-Busch 188.337
#16-Biffle 187.715
#9-Ambrose 187.207
#99-Edwards 186.948
#29-Harvick 186.664
slowest: #24-Gordon 182.599 & #39-Newman 183.624
#78-Smith had an engine blow midway in practice.
See fastest speeds, laps run, best top-10 average on the All-Star practice speeds (pdf)(5-18-2012)
Sprint Showdown practice at Charlotte Motor Speedway is over, after 85 scheduled minutes, the top-5, slowest and notes:
#88-Earnhardt Jr. 188.114
#22-Allmendinger 188.062
#83-Cassill 187.931
#47-Labonte 187.852
#56-Truex Jr. 186.826
slowest: #36-Raines 178.536 & #95-Speed 182.723
See fastest speeds, laps run, best top-10 average on the Sprint Showdown practice speeds (pdf)(5-18-2012)
Rules to make the Sprint All-Star Race | ||
Eligibility rules for Sprint All-Star Race: | ||
1st criteria: Drivers who have won races in the current and preceding year. If a driver leaves a team with which he has won a race, he remains eligible (through the last race before The All-Star Race), the team does NOT | ||
2nd criteria: Drivers who are past Sprint Cup champions in the last 10 years | ||
3rd criteria: Drivers who have won The All-Star Race in the past 10 years | ||
4th criteria: The winning driver of the Sprint Showdown | ||
5th criteria: Driver who finishes 2nd in the Sprint Showdown | ||
6th criteria: Driver voted in by the fans | ||
(rules below table) | ||
The Current UNOFFICIAL 2012 Field | ||
Driver | Eligibility | |
Race winners (drivers) in 2011 and 2012 | ||
1 | #21-Trevor Bayne | February 2011 Daytona 500 |
2 | #24-Jeff Gordon | February 2011 Phoenix (1995,1997,1998,2001 champ and won event 1995,1997,2001) |
3 | #99-Carl Edwards | March 2011 Las Vegas (won event 2011) |
4 | #18-Kyle Busch | March 2011 Bristol |
5 | #29-Kevin Harvick | March 2011 Auto Club (won event 2007) |
6 | #17-Matt Kenseth | March 2011 Texas (2003 champ) (won event 2004) |
7 | #48-Jimmie Johnson | April 2011 Talladega (won event 2003, 2006) (2006,2007,2008,2009,2010 champ) |
8 | #78-Regan Smith | May 2011 Darlington |
9 | #2-Brad Keselowski | June 2011 Kansas |
10 | #11-Denny Hamlin | June 2011 Michigan |
11 | #51-Kurt Busch | June 2011 Infineon (2004 champ won event 2010) |
12 | #34-David Ragan | July 2011 Daytona |
13 | #39-Ryan Newman | July 2011 New Hampshire (won event 2002) |
14 | #27-Paul Menard | July 2011 Indianapolis |
15 | #9-Marcos Ambrose | August 2011 Watkins Glen |
16 | #14-Tony Stewart | September 2011 Atlanta (2002, 2005, 2011 champ won event 2009) |
17 | #15-Clint Bowyer | October 2011 Talladega |
18 | #5-Kasey Kahne | November 2011 Phoenix (won event in 2008) |
19 | #16-Greg Biffle | April 2012 Texas |
Previous NASCAR Sprint Cup champions (not a 2011/2012 winner) within the last 10 years | ||
x | none | not needed |
Previous Winners of The Sprint Cup All-Star Race (not a 2011/2012 winner or past series champ) within the last 10 years | ||
20 | #55-Mark Martin | won event in 2005, 1998 |
and.... | ||
21 | Sprint Showdown Winner | ? |
22 | Sprint Showdown 2nd place finisher | ? |
23 | Fan Vote Winner | ? |
Active former Sprint Cup race winners not eligible (year of last win, notes):
Jamie McMurray (2010)
David Reutimann (2010)
Juan Pablo Montoya (2010)
Brian Vickers (2009) - runs part time
Joey Logano (2009)
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2008, won event 2000)
Jeff Burton (2008)
Martin Truex Jr. (2007)
Joe Nemechek (2004)
Elliott Sadler (2004) running full time in NNS, part time Cup
Bobby Labonte (2003, Champ in 2000)
Bill Elliott (2003, won event in 1986, Champ in 1988) - runs part time
Michael Waltrip (2003, won event in 1996) - runs part time
Terry Labonte (2003, won event in 1988, 1999; 1984, 1996 Champ) - runs part time
Robby Gordon (2003) - runs part time
Steve Park (2001) - runs part time
Geoff Bodine (1996, won event in 1994)
Ken Schrader (1991) - runs part time
Derrike Cope (1990)
RETIRED/NOT ACTIVE in Sprint Cup in 2011
John Andretti (1999) - runs part-time in Indy cars
Dale Jarrett (last win in 2006, 1999 Champ) - retired broadcaster at ESPN
Jeremy Mayfield (2005) - suspended
Johnny Benson (2002) - part time truck series
Ward Burton (2002) - part time truck series
Morgan Shepherd (1993) - Nationwide Series full time
Rusty Wallace (2004, won event in 1989, 1989 Champ) - retired broadcaster at ESPN
Ricky Craven (2003) - retired, works for ESPN
Ricky Rudd (2002) - retired
Sterling Marlin (2002) - retired
Jerry Nadeau (2000)
Kyle Petty (1995) retired, works for TNT & SPEED
Jimmy Spencer (1994) - retired, works for SPEED
Greg Sacks (1985) - unknown
To be eligible for the Sprint All-Star Fan Vote (and the Sprint Showdown), drivers must be approved by NASCAR for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition and have met all other eligibility requirements. Those requirements include finishing in the Top 55 of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship point standings; competing in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship Event (race) during the 2012 season; or attempted to qualify for the 2012 Daytona 500.
The Sprint All-Star Race
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Charlotte Motor Speedway - 5/19/2011
Car # | Driver | Sponsor | Manu. | Owner | Crew Chief | |
Car# | Driver | Sponsor | Manu | Owner | Crew Chief | |
1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Dodge | Roger Penske | Paul Wolfe |
2 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Farmers Insurance | Chevy | Linda Hendrick | Kenny Francis |
3 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt | Ford | Richard Petty | Todd Parrott |
4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office | Toyota | J D Gibbs | Darian Grubb |
5 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Bass Pro Shops / NWTF | Chevy | Margaret Haas | Steve Addington |
6 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5 Hour Energy | Toyota | Rob Kauffman | Brian Pattie |
7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M / American Red Cross | Ford | Jack Roush | Matt Puccia |
8 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Fifth Third Bank | Ford | John Henry | Jimmy Fennig |
9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Toyota | Joe Gibbs | Dave Rogers |
10 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Good Sam/Camping World | Ford | Glen Wood | Donnie Wingo |
11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont | Chevy | Rick Hendrick | Alan Gustafson |
12 | 27 | Paul Menard | Menards / Certainteed | Chevy | Richard Childress | Slugger Labbe |
13 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser / Rheem | Chevy | Richard Childress | Shane Wilson |
14 | 34 | David Ragan | US Shredder | Ford | Bob Jenkins | Jay Guy |
15 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Tornados | Chevy | Tony Stewart | Tony Gibson |
16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Patriotic | Chevy | Jeff Gordon | Chad Knaus |
17 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Construction | Chevy | James Finch | Nick Harrison |
18 | 55 | Mark Martin | Aaron's Dream Machine | Toyota | Bill Jenkins | Rodney Childers |
19 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row | Chevy | Barney Vissar | Pete Rondeau |
20 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Fastenal | Ford | Jack Roush | Bob Osborne |
The Sprint Showdown
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Charlotte Motor Speedway - 5/19/2011
Car # | Driver | Sponsor | Manu. | Owner | Crew Chief | |
1 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops/Allstate | Chevy | Felix Sabates | Kevin Manion |
2 | 10 | David Reutimann | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevy | Tommy Baldwin | Tommy Baldwin |
3 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Ford | Bob Germain | Bootie Barker III |
4 | 19 | Mike Bliss(i) | Humphrey Smith Racing LLC. | Toyota | Randy Humphrey | Skip Pope |
5 | 20 | Joey Logano | Home Depot | Toyota | Joe Gibbs | Jason Ratcliff |
6 | 22 | A J Allmendinger | Pennzoil | Dodge | Walter Czarnecki | Todd Gordon |
7 | 26 | Josh Wise | MDS Transport | Ford | Jerry Freeze | Charles Dickey Jr |
8 | 30 | David Stremme | Inception Motorsports | Toyota | Kevin Buckler | Steve Lane |
9 | 31 | Jeff Burton | CAT-BB&T | Chevy | Richard Childress | Drew Blickensderfer |
10 | 33 | Stephen Leicht | Little Joe's Autos.com | Chevy | Richard Childress | TBA |
11 | 36 | Tony Raines | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevy | Allan Heinke | Ryan Pemberton |
12 | 38 | David Gilliland | Al's Liner | Ford | Brad Jenkins | Patrick Tryson |
13 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target | Chevy | Chip Ganassi | Chris Heroy |
14 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield | Ford | Richard Petty | Michael Ford |
15 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kingsford | Toyota | Tad Geschickter | Todd Berrier |
16 | 49 | J J Yeley | JPO Absorbents-America Israel Racing | Toyota | Jay Robinson | Tony Furr |
17 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr | NAPA Auto Parts | Toyota | Michael Waltrip | Chad Johnston |
18 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King | Toyota | Thomas Ueberall | Doug Richert |
19 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | Toyota | Andrea Nemechek | Steven Gray |
20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Dale Jr. Foundation/National Guard/Diet Mountain Dew | Chevy | Rick Hendrick | Steve Letarte |
21 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King-Dr. Pepper | Toyota | Thomas Ueberall | Todd Anderson |
22 | 95 | Scott Speed | Jordan's Truck Sales (JTS) | Ford | Bob Leavine | Wally Rogers |
Sprint Showdown: two laps, the fastest of the two determines the starting postion.
Sprint All-Star Challenge
Time trial consists of three laps, including a four-tire pit stop.
The total time determines the starting lineup for the race.
20 seconds for speeding
05 seconds for each loose/missing lug nut
05 seconds for any other penalty
The 2012 Sprint Showdown:
· Segment 1: 20 laps with a caution at the end, teams can elect to pit, but lose position
· Segment 2: 20 green flag only laps
. Top two finishers earn a berth in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race
. The driver with the most votes of the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Showdown also earns a NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race berth
The 2012 All-Star Challenge race format is as follows:
· Segment 1: 20 laps with the caution flag displayed at the end of Segment 1 for an optional pit stop.
· Segment 2: 20 laps with the caution flag displayed at the end of Segment 2 for an optional pit stop.
· Segment 3: 20 laps with the caution flag displayed at the end of Segment 3 for an optional pit stop.
· Segment 4: 20 laps with the caution flag displayed at the end of Segment 4, once the field takes a lap behind the pace car, winners of segment 1-4 linup in that order before heading on to pit road for a madatory four-tire pit stop. The order in which the cars exit pit road is how they will line up for the 10-lap shootout with only green-flag laps counting
· Segment 5: 10 green flag laps.
Sprint All-Star Race Format Places Premium On Winning Segments Prior To 10-Lap Shootout: The 28th running of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race will provide some additional incentive for drivers to win one of the four segments heading into the final 10-lap shootout, as the emphasis on winning and pit road strategy have never been more prevalent in this special night of NASCAR star-studded competition. Through the annual Sprint Fan Vote, under way now, fans can again cast ballots for their favorite eligible driver. The driver receiving the highest number of votes will earn a spot in the field.
The NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race set for Saturday, May 19 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (SPEED, 7 pm/et), will consist of:
four 20-lap segments
concluding with a 10-lap sprint and a $1 million payout to the race winner.
This year's format will place a higher premium for drivers who win one of the four segments, however, as the winners of the first four segments will move to the front of the field and line up 1-4 prior to the field coming to pit road for the final mandatory pit stop. When the drivers come down pit road, crew chiefs will have to decide on their best pit strategy, as multiple scenarios will unfold. The team that makes the best call, combined with the optimum performance on pit road, is likely to be in the driver's seat for the final 10 laps of competition. Wherever the drivers are positioned as they come off pit road after that pit stop is where they will line up to start the final 10-lap segment. The eligibility standards for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race remain the same:
Race winners from either the 2011 or 2012 season through May 12 or
any past champions of the all-star event or NASCAR Sprint Cup Series over the previous 10 years are eligible for the race.
In addition, the top-two finishers in the Sprint Showdown, a 40-lap preliminary race scheduled for 7:30 pm/et and the winner of the Sprint Fan Vote, all advance into the all-star race lineup.
Fans can vote by using the NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile Android application on their Sprint phone, or by texting "VOTE" to 229466 on any wireless carrier (standard text messaging and data rates apply). Voting is also open at NASCAR.com/AllStar or by visiting the Sprint Experience, located in the midway at all NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. Voting will continue until 5:00pm/et on Saturday, May 19.
The eighth annual NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge returns to kick off the all-star week's competition, Thursday, May 17 at 7 p.m. at the Time Warner Cable Arena. The event's finishing order determines pit selection for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. The #11 FedEx Toyota team is the defending Pit Crew Challenge champion. Tickets for the NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge start at $15 and can be purchased online at www.pitcrewchallenge.com or by calling the Charlotte Bobcats ticket office at 800-745-3000.
Drivers currently eligible for the 2012 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race (as of March 27) include: Marcos Ambrose, Trevor Bayne, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Mark Martin, Paul Menard, Ryan Newman, David Ragan, Regan Smith and Tony Stewart.(NASCAR)(3-28-2012)
All-Star Race announcement on Tuesday: The NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race returns to Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 19. On Tuesday, March 27th there is a scheduled announcement for an exciting fan promotion and other new details of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.(CMS)(3-27-2012)
Sprint All-Star Race...numbers and stats:
• There have been 27 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Races.
• The first NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race was in 1985.
• 26 have been held at Charlotte Motor Speedway. In 1986, the event was held at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and won by Bill Elliott. That season was also the first year for what is now known as the Sprint Showdown.
• 86 drivers have run in at least one all-star race.
• There have been 19 different winners of the all-star race.
• Mark Martin has participated in 22 races, more than any other driver.
• The race has featured a field that ranged from 10 drivers in 1986 to 27 in 2002.
• Dale Earnhardt (1987, 1990 and 1993) and Jeff Gordon (1995, 1997 and 2001) are the only three-time winners of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
• There have been eight different winners in the last eight NASCAR Sprint All-Star Races.
• Davey Allison (1991 and 1992), Terry Labonte (1988 and 1999), Mark Martin (1998 and 2005) and Jimmie Johnson (2003 and 2006) are the only other drivers to post multiple victories in the all-star races. Allison is the only driver to ever win consecutive all-star events.
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2000) and Ryan Newman (2002) are the only drivers to win the all-star race in their rookie season.
• Jeff Gordon is the youngest winner of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at 23 years, 9 months and 18 days (1995). Mark Martin is the oldest at 46 years, 4 months and 12 days (2005).
• In two starts Joey Logano leads the series with an average finish of 5.5 in the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race; followed by Matt Kenseth with a 6.5 average finish in 11 appearances and Tony Stewart with a 7.1 average finish in 13 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race appearances.
• The NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race has been won from the pole position four times; the first three came in consecutive years: Dale Earnhardt (1990) and Davey Allison (1991 and 1992). Kurt Busch posted the fourth win from the pole in 2010.
• The deepest in the field an all-star race winner has started was 27th, by Ryan Newman in 2002.
• Hendrick Motorsports drivers have won six all-star races: Jeff Gordon (three), Jimmie Johnson (two) and Terry Labonte (one).
• Five drivers have won the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship in the same year: Darrell Waltrip (1985), Dale Earnhardt (1987, 1990, 1993), Rusty Wallace (1989), Jeff Gordon (1995, 1997, 2001) and Jimmie Johnson (2006).
• The record for lead changes in a NASCAR Sprint All-Star race is 10 in 2004. The most different leaders is nine in 2002.(NASCAR)(5-15-2012)
Sprint All-Star Challenge Purse:
2012: $3,195.839
2011: $3,195,839
2010: $3,195,839
2009: $3,308,251
2008: $3,308,251
2007: $2,989,364
2006: $3,250,450
Sprint Showdown Purse:
2012: $711,416, Winner $TBD, 22 cars
2011: $711,416, Winner $46,925, 27 cars
2010: $897,587, Winner $51,760, 29 cars
2009: $1,010,000, Winner $51,525, 35 cars
2008: $1,000,000, Winner $57,575, 27 cars
2007:$1,000,000, Winner $52,386, 32 cars
2006: $950,000, Winner $53,534, 29 cars
Track Specifications:
Superspeedway: 1.5-mile quad oval
Banking: turns: 24 degrees; straights: 5 degrees
Straights: Frontstretch - 1952.8 feet; Backstretch - 1360 feet
Grandstand Seating: 146,000 [was 171,000]
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 55mph
Opened: 1960
Track / Sponsor Websites:
Jayski's Charlotte Track News, Links & Stats page
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Speedway Motorsports
Facebook - Charlotte Motor Speedway
Twitter - CLTMotorSpdwy
Sprint Showdown Race Festivities/Officials:
Grand Marshal: Oscar Lewis, Sprint Customer
Command to start engines: Oscar Lewis, Sprint Customer
Invocation: John Cox, President & CEO, Carbarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce
God Bless America: US Army Brass Brigade
Military Flyover: 3 T-38's, 3rd Fighter Training Squadron, Vance AFB, OK
All Star Race Race Festivities/Officials:
Grand Marshal: Travis Rosia, Sprint Customer
Command to start engines: Travis Rosia, Sprint Customer
Invocation: Joe Gibbs, owner of Joe Gibbs Racing
National Anthem: "The Voice" finalist Tony Lucca
Weather Channel - Mooresville, NC
Weather Channel - Charlotte, NC
Friday, May 18 12:00 - 1:25 pm NSCS Final Sprint Showdown Practice Saturday, May 19 5:30 pm NSCS Sprint Showdown & Sprint All-Star Race Driver/Crew Chief Meeting |
SPEED rolls into its sixth season as the exclusive home to the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on May 19 with live coverage of the day beginning at 3:30 p.m. ET with a special All-Star edition of fast-paced news program SPEED Center. All-Star pre-race begins at 4 p.m. ET with a three-hour edition of NASCAR RaceDay Fueled by Sunoco, as hosts John Roberts, Kyle Petty and Larry McReynolds build anticipation for the evening with a wide variety of guests and look at the 20th anniversary of "One Hot Night" and 25th anniversary of the famed "Pass in the Grass." Live racing begins at 7 p.m. with the Sprint Showdown, the final opportunity for drivers to race their way into the main event. Hosted by Krista Voda, Jeff Hammond and McReynolds, SPEED coverage of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race begins at 9 p.m. ET, with Mike Joy, NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip and McReynolds calling the action, Voda, Hammond and Michael Waltrip in the "Hollywood Hotel" and Dr. Dick Berggren, Matt Yocum and Steve Byrnes working the pits. On Thursday, May 17 at 8 p.m. ET, SPEED delivers coverage of the popular NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge from Time Warner Cable Arena in uptown Charlotte. Pit crews from all of the teams eligible for the All-Star Race compete for bragging rights and the No. 1 pit stall selection for Saturday's race. For more information on the NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge, please visit: pitcrewchallenge.com The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series takes to the track on Friday, May 18 as SPEED delivers live coverage of practice (10:30 a.m. ET), qualifying (4 p.m. ET), pre-race with Krista Voda and NCWTS Setup (7:30 p.m. ET) and green-flag racing beginning at 8 p.m. ET. Coming off its most-watched season ever, Nielsen ratings for the Trucks on SPEED are up again in 2012, with Rick Allen, Michael Waltrip and Phil Parsons calling the action from the booth and Hermie Sadler and Ray Dunlap covering the pits. Throughout the week leading up to the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, SPEED's regular lineup of NASCAR programming, including NASCAR Race Hub, Trackside, NASCAR Live! and SPEED Center will deliver on the All-Star theme. The SPEED Social Garage returns as the network sets up shop just outside the Cup garage, offering a location for members of the NASCAR family -- including drivers, crew chiefs, crew members, NASCAR officials, celebrities and SPEED on-air personalities -- a comfortable setting to communicate with fans through multiple social media outlets, including Twitter and the hash tag #SprintAllStar. For more information on the SPEED Social Garage, please visit: speedtv.com/allstar/ Inside the Headsets, a 30-minute, all-access show chronicling the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race from the morning through the night's final post-race interview, airs Sunday, May 20 at 9 p.m. ET. With less than 18 hours to turn the program around, this NASCAR Media Group-produced Emmy-winning show utilizes more than 20 additional cameras to capture the race with images and access not seen in SPEED's telecast. NASCAR Sprint All-Star Week on SPEED (All times ET and subject to change): Thursday, May 17 Friday, May 18 Saturday, May 19 |
In the Charlotte, NC for the races? some cool places to check out that Jayski has been to an enjoyed since moving to the Charlotte area in January 2004:
Memory Lane Museum on Hwy 150 W in Mooresville, NC,
North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame Lakeside Park, Mooresville
And a must is the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, checked it out in July and it is really cool
SOME EATs: Lancaster's Bar-B=Que is a large place with a lot of NASCAR stuff all over the walls, also I enjoyed: Jeffrey's. In Huntersville check out Mickey & Mooches for great steaks and the huge chocolate cake
TEAM SHOPS: and to check out some team shops, see my Team Address page, on that page there are a few links for Race Shop Tours [click here].
Or drive up I-85 and head to [Richard] Childress Vineyards.
in Concord, check out the racing stuff at Quaker Steak and Lube for some great wings and food
and check out the Sam Bass Gallery, right near Charlotte Motor Speedway.
(this is not an ad and not looking for suggestions, just some things to helps folks in town)
ALSO: see my Racing Charities page and Driver Appearances page for driver appearances and more thing going on in the area.
The 2012 Cabarrus County Destination Guide: The new Cabarrus County Destination Guide is hot off the presses just in time for this month's NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The 2012 Destination Guide includes feature stories, vivid images and the latest information on lodging, dining and activities, including the county's unequaled concentration of motorsports attractions. The Cabarrus County Destination Guide is a must-have resource for NASCAR fans containing race shop listings and attraction maps, as well as a detailed map of Charlotte Motor Speedway. For added convenience, browse the new digital version at cabarrus.lunarcow.com and print pages from home.
For more information, go to visitcabarrus.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/visitcabarrus for the latest news and updates.(5-15-2012)
Vegas Insider
All-Star Race odds
All-Star Race Preview and
NASCAR Top-Five Finish Prediction by Micah Roberts
Roberts NASCAR Notes
LVH Super Book All-Star & Sprint Showdown Odds
World Sports Exchange:
All-Star Race
Bovada Sportsbook:
All-Star Race
Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials (Sprint Cup)
Number of Tires: Left-side -- 850, Right-side -- 850
Set limits:
All-Star Race: 11 sets for the event;
Showdown: 7 sets for the event
Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4428; Right-side -- D-4552
Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 87.5 in. (2,223 mm); Right-side -- 88.4 in. (2,246 mm)
Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi;
Right Front -- 55 psi; Right Rear -- 50 psi
Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi
Right Front -- 54 psi; Right Rear -- 50 psi
Notes: Teams in both NASCAR series in action at Charlotte this weekend will run the same tire codes, though the Sprint Cup tires will be branded "Goodyear Eagle," while the Camping World Truck tires will be branded "Goodyear Wrangler" . . . for Sprint Cup teams, this is the same left-side tire code (D-4428) they ran at Charlotte last season, but this is a new right-side code (D-4552) . . . compared to what was run at Charlotte last year, this right-side features just a slight construction change . . . for Camping World Truck teams, this is the first time they have run either of these two tire codes . . . as on all NASCAR ovals greater than one mile in length, teams are required to run inner liners in all four tire positions at Charlotte . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.
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Charlotte Observer
Kannapolis Independent Tribune
Mooresville Tribune
Race City USA [Mooresville]
Asheville Citizen-Times
Blue Ridge Now - Times News
Dunn Daily Record
Fayetteville Observer
Go Lake Norman
Greensville Daily Reflector
Greensboro News and Record
High Point Enterprise
Jacksonville Daily News
Kingston Free Press
Lexington Dispatch
Raleigh-Durham News and Observer
Rocky Mount Telegram
Roanoke Daily Herald
Salisbury Post
Shelby Star
Washington Daily News
Winston-Salem Journal
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Notes: On Saturday night, NASCAR's top drivers take center stage in an unparalleled best-of-the-best showcase – the annual NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. But that's just the main course. A number of fan-friendly lead-in activities are scheduled to work up an appetite for one of the most anticipated dates on the NASCAR calendar. Starting with the NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge on Thursday, continuing with NASCAR Day on Friday and culminating with the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race on Saturday, this keynote week highlights many of the on- and off-track NASCAR offerings.
A full schedule of events for the upcoming week and beyond:
Thursday, May 17, 7 p.m., Time Warner Cable Arena – Kicking off the festivities, the eighth edition of the NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge will take place Thursday, May 17, at 7 p.m. at Time Warner Cable Arena (SPEED to televise on delayed basis beginning at 8 p.m.). This competition between 24 of the top NASCAR Sprint Cup Series pit crews features the "unsung heroes" of the sport in a popular tournament-style battle. The event's finishing order determines pit selection for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. The #11 Toyota team is the two-time defending champion.
Those eligible for the NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge: #2 Miller Lite Dodge; #5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet; #9 Stanley Ford; #11 FedEx Office Toyota; #14 Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevrolet; #15 5-Hour Energy Toyota; #16 3M Ford; #17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford; #18 M&M's Toyota; #20 Home Depot Toyota; #21 Good Sam / Camping World Ford; #24 DuPont Chevrolet; #27 Moen/Menards Chevrolet; #29 Budweiser Chevrolet; #31 Caterpillar Chevrolet; #34 Front Row Motorsports Ford; #39 US Army / Quicken Loans Chevrolet; #48 My Lowes Chevrolet; #51 Phoenix Construction Services Chevrolet; #55 Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota; #56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota; #78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet; #88 National Guard/Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet; #99 Fastenal Ford.
Tickets start at $15 and can be purchased online at www.pitcrewchallenge.com or by calling the Time Warner Cable Arena box office at (800) 745-3000.
Friday, May 18, NASCAR Day – The ninth celebration of NASCAR Day on Friday, May 18, encourages fans to join The NASCAR Foundation's initiative in the "Pin It Forward" campaign. Fans are invited to connect and share their pride for NASCAR by posting stories and uploading pictures on the Foundation's Facebook page. To continue raising awareness, fans can visit The NASCAR Foundation's Facebook page between now and NASCAR Day to "Pin It Forward" with their $20 donation for a pair of commemorative pins – one for yourself, one for a friend. In addition to helping the cause online, fans may post pictures displaying their spirit – and their pins – and share the story of what it means to "Pin It Forward." Accounts to engage with this promotion are The NASCAR Foundation's Facebook page and @NASCAR_FDN on Twitter. The associated Twitter hashtag for this initiative is #NASCARDay.
Friday, May 18, 5:00pm/et, Charlotte Motor Speedway – NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Star Coors Light Pole Qualifying. For tickets, call 1-800-455-FANS or log onto www.charlottemotorspeedway.com – SPEED to televise.
Friday, May 18, 8:00pm/et, Charlotte Motor Speedway – NASCAR Camping World Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200. For tickets, call 1-800-455-FANS or go to www.charlottemotorspeedway.com – SPEED to televise. Saturday, May 19, 7:30pm/et, Charlotte Motor Speedway – Sprint Showdown (top two finishers qualify for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race). For tickets, call 1-800-455-FANS or go to www.charlottemotorspeedway.com – SPEED to televise.One final option remains for those not already locked in after the Sprint Showdown, and it's all in the hands of the fans. The Sprint Fan Vote gives the most loyal fans in all of sports the opportunity to lock in their favorite driver. To vote, click here
Saturday, May 19, 9:00pm/et., Charlotte Motor Speedway – NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. For tickets, call 1-800-455-FANS or go to www.charlottemotorspeedway.com – SPEED to televise.
Those drivers already locked into the main event: #9-Marcos Ambrose, #21-Trevor Bayne, #16-Greg Biffle, #51-Kurt Busch, #18-Kyle Busch, #15-Clint Bowyer, #99-Carl Edwards, #24-Jeff Gordon, #11-Denny Hamlin, #29-Kevin Harvick, #48-Jimmie Johnson, #5-Kasey Kahne, #17-Matt Kenseth, #2-Brad Keselowski, #55-Mark Martin, #27-Paul Menard, #39-Ryan Newman, #34-David Ragan, #78-Regan Smith and #14-Tony Stewart.
Saturday night's all-star race consists of a unique – and lucrative – format. The race will be run in five segments. The first four segments will be 20 laps each. The fifth and final segment will be a 10-lap dash to the finish, where only green flag laps count. The winners of the first four segments will move to the front of the field and line up in positions 1-4 prior to the field coming to pit road for the final mandatory pit stop prior to Segment 5 (if there is a repeat segment winner, the second-place finisher will start in his place). The winner gets a $1 million payout, and likely more.
Those fans in attendance get an extra treat – a pre-race concert by one of the biggest names in country music, Blake Shelton. Shelton, a three-time GRAMMY nominee and CMA's reigning Male Vocalist of the Year, will perform prior to the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race in the infield between Turns 1 and 2. Admission to the show is free with the purchase of a ticket to the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
You can also keep up to date with all the week's events by following @NASCAR on Twitter (Hashtag: #SprintAllStar) and logging onto www.nascar.com/allstar.
Family Grandstand Ticket Offer Assures Affordable Family Fun: All this family fun is now as affordable as ever, with $10 tickets for children 13 and under. Adult tickets start at $39 for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race and $49 for the Coca-Cola 600. For more great ticket offers and promotions for any Charlotte Motor Speedway events, visit www.charlottemotorspeedway.com or call the ticket office at 1-800-455-FANS (3267).(CMS)
Bowyer Wins Pennzoil Victory Burnout Challenge: During pre-race activities for Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Pennzoil held its fifth annual Pennzoil Victory Burnout Challenge, which included five NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers. When the smoke cleared, #15-Clint Bowyer won his first competition, after having competed in the previous four. The four other NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers competing in the competition were Shell/Pennzoil driver #22-A.J. Allmendinger, #2-Brad Keselowski, and former Pennzoil Victory Burnout Challenge winners #5-Kasey Kahne and #20-Joey Logano. Each driver took a turn in a different Richard Petty Driving School Pennzoil race car. Fans voted for the top two burnouts before a panel of three celebrity judges voted Bowyer the winner. The judges were Miss Sprint Cup, Jaclyn Roney; Colby Donaldson, a veteran of television's "Survivor" and host of "Top Shot;" and Kim Spradlin, 2012 winner of the "Survivor." Bowyer is donating the $10,000 first place check to his charity, the Employee Community Foundation in his hometown of Emporia, Kan.(CMS Pit Notes)(5-19-2012)
Pennzoil Victory Burnout Challenge: The fifth-annual Pennzoil Victory Burnout Challenge to be held on Saturday, May 19 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The event, known as NASCAR's version of a "slam dunk contest," with the sport's top talent showing off their post-win celebration abilities in classic NASCAR tire-smoking burnouts, precedes the Sprint Showdown and All-Star Race and has become a fan-favorite staple in the weekend's activities. Five drivers will compete, as they perform their best 30-second freestyle burnout in identical stock cars prepared by the Richard Petty Driving Experience. Each driver will compete for a chance to win a $10,000 donation to their favorite charity. A text-to-vote opportunity by the fans will advance the top-two drivers to the final voting round where a panel of celebrity judges will determine the 2012 champion. The event is scheduled for 6:20-6:45 pm/et with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers #22-AJ Allmendinger, #15-Clint Bowyer, #5-Kasey Kahne, #2-Brad Keselowski and #20-Joey Logano will leave the frontstretch in a cloud of smoke as they compete for top honors during the Pennzoil Victory Burnout Challenge.
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Kelsey Williams
School: Holy Redeemer
Grade: Senior
Sport: Swimming
'Event: Girls diving
All in the Family: Kelsey, 17, is the daughter of Dan and Kim Williams of Hanover Twp. Her sister Riley, a freshman at Holy Redeemer, joined Kelsey in competition at the PIAA Class 2A Diving championships and their 13-year-old sister Lindsey is a swimmer in the Wilkes-Barre CYC program.
Stats: In her first and only state appearance, Williams - who set a new school record for diving points three times in four weeks during the regular season - accumulated 399.50 points through 11 dives at the PIAA championships Wednesday to earn a silver medal and bring long-time retiring area diving coach Rob Jacobs his highest-ever finish at the state tournament.
Nailing it: A strong start in her preliminary round boosted Kelsey into second place entering the state semifinals, and she was just seven points off the lead entering the final round of her last three dives. She scored a 37.95 on a beautiful backward somersault, 1 1/2 twister to move within 1.5 points of the leader, then nailed a breath-taking triple somersault tuck with a score of 39.60. She was 2.2 points away from eventual gold medalist McKenzie Stelter of Mohawk entering the final dive, but her score of 30.80 on that required state dive - and inward tuck - reflected the dive's little degree of difficulty. Still, her score wound up just 7.2 points away from a gold medal, and left Kelsey shining with a silver - and the highest state finish by a Wyoming Valley Conference swimmer or diver in this year's state meet.
Coach's corner: "She had a real mental issue last year," said diving coach Rob Jacobs, who guided Wyoming Valley West's divers for the past nine years and served as Redeemer's diving coach this season. "She wasn't even in the same ballpark as some of these girls. She had a lot of fears. That 1 1/2 with a full twist, she never even thought about doing that dive. It takes a lot of work. She said, 'This is my only time at states. I've got to make it count.' "
Did you know? If it seems as if the stars lined up almost perfectly to put Kelsey on top of the world during a state championship performance that seemed like a dream to her, maybe they did. She's extremely interested in astronomy, studying space and the universe, a passion she plans to continue as she considers college programs to dive for next year.
From her angle: "I couldn't believe it," Williams said of her second-place spot on the state medal stand. "It just didn't seem real. At the same time, I was really happy. I went into that meet not knowing too much about the other divers, not knowing what to expect. I thought I was way ahead of myself and definitely couldn't stand up against the competition. I didn't really know until the last three dives I was close (to winning). I think I did great on about all my dives.
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Author | Anne McCaffrey |
Cover artist | Gino D'Achille (early US editions)[a] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Dragonriders of Pern |
Genre | Science Fiction novel |
Publisher | Ballantine Books |
Publication date
May 1971 |
Media type | Print (Paperback original; 1973 Hardcover) |
Pages | 333 pp (first) |
LC Class | PS3563.A255 D76 x, 1971 |
Preceded by | Dragonflight |
Followed by | Dragonsong |
Dragonquest is a science fiction novel by the American-Irish author Anne McCaffrey. It is the sequel to Dragonflight, set seven years later and the second book in the Dragonriders of Pern series.[1] Dragonquest was first published by Ballantine Books in May 1971.
According to her son Todd, McCaffrey's agent Virginia Kidd and editor Betty Ballantine provided crucial advice and assistance in her struggle with the sequel to Dragonflight. After the agent first read a draft, the author followed her advice to "burn it", and she met with the editor in long sessions. It was near completion before she emigrated to Ireland in September 1970, with her two younger children Todd and Georgeanne, one month after divorcing her husband. She finished it soon after the move.[2]
Plot summary[edit]
As it opens, tensions are rising between the Oldtimers, those dragonriders who came forward in time 400 turns (Pernese years) to help the undermanned contemporary dragonriders protect the planet Pern and its inhabitants from the destructive Thread. F'nor attempts to mediate, but things escalate to the point that an Oldtimer, T'reb (who is disturbed by his green dragon being in heat), stabs F'nor. F'nor is sent to the Southern Continent to recover, where he falls in love with Brekke and discovers the wicked deeds of Weyrwoman Kylara. F'lar, F'nor's half-brother, is eventually forced into a duel with T'ron, the leader of the Oldtimers, which ends in banishment for the Oldtimers who will not accept F'lar's leadership and in a grave injury for F'lar. Brekke's queen dragon (Wirenth) rises in mating flight but is attacked by Kylara's queen dragon (Prideth), and both dragons die, leaving their riders in near-catatonic states. Only Brekke recovers, mostly because she can hear other dragons (besides her own queen, Wirenth).
With the Lord Holders adamant that the dragonriders attempt to eliminate Thread at its source, F'nor attempts to direct himself and his dragon, Canth, to the Red Star, but they find the atmosphere inhospitable, and they fall back to Pern, badly injured. Brekke's cry for F'nor not to leave her was also the inspiration for a song by Menolly, after she found that a certain guitar chord sounded amazingly like Brekke's voice when she screamed. This is chronicled in Dragonsinger.
Dragonquest was one of six nominees for the 1972 Hugo Award for Best Novel (voted by participants in the annual World Science Fiction Convention) and it placed fifth for the 1972 Locus Award for Best Novel (voted by Locus magazine readers).[3]
The American Library Association in 1999 cited the two early Pern trilogies (Dragonriders and Harper Hall), along with The Ship Who Sang, when McCaffrey received the annual Margaret A. Edwards Award for her "lifetime contribution in writing for teens".[4]
See also[edit]
- The Atlas of Pern (1984), a companion book produced by Karen Wynn Fonstad in consultation with McCaffrey.
- ^ Dragonquest, ISFDB lists cover artist Gino d'Achille for all three US editions before 1978, and none for contemporary UK editions. Michael Whelan painted for new Del Rey (US) Dragonflight and Dragonquest editions in conjunction with his cover for first publication of The White Dragon, which completed the original trilogy (1978) — as d'Achille had done for Dragonflight in conjunction with his cover for first publication of Dragonquest (1971).[clarification needed] ISFDB names at least four others, of whom Chris Achilleos is first listed for any UK edition (1980).
- ^ Dragonriders of Pern, ISFDB.
- ^ Dragonholder 1999, pp. 51–52, 54–55, 68–71, 74.
- ^ "McCaffrey, Anne". Locus Index to SF Awards. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ "1999 Margaret A. Edwards Award Winners". Young Adult Library Services Association. American Library Association. Retrieved 2011-11-13.
Citations – books
- McCaffrey, Todd (1999). Dragonholder: The Life and Dreams (So Far) of Anne McCaffrey by her son. New York: Ballantine. ISBN 978-0-345-42217-0.
Web sites
- Dragonquest title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- Dragonriders of Pern series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2011-10-09. Select a title to see its linked publication history and general information. Select a particular edition (title) for more data at that level, such as a front cover image or linked contents.


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John Buck says Johan Santana may have been tipping pitches in 2012
Santana went 6-9 in 2012. (US Presswire) |
During an appearance on SNY's Mets Hot Stove show on Thursday night, new Mets catcher John Buck told Kevin Burkhardt that left-hander Johan Santana might have been tipping his pitches last season. Here's the quote, courtesy of Michael Baron at MetsBlog...
"Being on the other side -- whether it's Johan tipping his pitches or whatever -- those little tiny things will help. I was just on the other side hitting off of him. Maybe we can tighten some of those things up."
Buck, 32, played for the division-rival Marlins last season. He went 0-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts in four plate appearances against Santana in 2012, and the Marlins as a team only scored four runs in 12 2/3 innings against the two-time AL Cy Young winner. If Santana was was tipping pitches, Miami didn't take advantage.
The 33-year-old Santana returned from major shoulder surgery last year, and his season can be split into two halves ...
Starts | IP | H | R | BB | K | HR | ERA | WHIP | OPS | |
Before No-Hitter | 10 | 59 | 49 | 20 | 16 | 60 | 4 | 2.75 | 1.10 | 0.621 |
After No-Hitter | 10 | 49 | 68 | 45 | 18 | 43 | 13 | 8.27 | 1.76 | 0.964 |
The 134-pitch no-hitter on June 1 -- the highly celebrated first no-hitter in Mets history -- was the only time all season that Santana threw more than 107 pitches in a game. It was also a career-high and the first time that he threw more than 120 pitches in a start since June 2010. Taking away the no-hitter, he averaged 90.3 pitches per start last season.
Given his surgically repaired left shoulder, it sure looks like all those stressful pitches in the no-hitter impacted his performance down the stretch. Tipping pitches could be a separate problem, or they could be connected -- that's the hard part. A pitcher could tip his pitches in a million different ways, and it's not a guarantee that opposing hitters would even pick it up. Someone with an untrained eye like me would have little chance of catching something.
Buck told Burkhardt to "consider it cleared up," an indication that he and his new teammate have discussed the apparent pitch-tipping problem. Santana's season ended in mid-August due to an ankle sprain and lower-back inflammation, which are much greater long-term concerns. The Mets owe the southpaw $25 million in 2013, then have to pay him the $5.5 million buyout of his $25 million club option after the season.
Santana is currently working out with the intention of pitching for Team Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic. Because he finished the season hurt, the Classic must be willing to insure the remainder of his contract before he can participate.
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Windows and Mirrors: Reflections on the War in Afghanistan On Display at the Central Library November 12 - December 31
November 9, 2011
Windows and Mirrors: Reflections on the War in Afghanistan - an exhibit featuringpanels created by international artists and American students to help viewers imagine the experience of Afghan civilians - is on display starting November 12, 2011, at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.
In 2009, the American Friends Service Committee put out a nationwide call to artists through the Chicago Public Art Group and the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, seeking contributions for a traveling memorial to Afghan civilians who have died during the war.
More than 40 muralists donated their talents, designing and painting individual murals on sheets of acrylic cloth. The exhibit creators hope Windows and Mirrors: Reflections on the War in Afghanistan offers viewers the opportunity to reflect upon the impact of the war on the civilian population.
The exhibit will remain on display through December 31, 2011.
The exhibit is made possible by the American Friends Service Committee.
Admission is free. Free parking is available at the Library District Parking Garage at 10th & Baltimore.
Major funding for programs at the Kansas City Public Library is provided by a generous grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.


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Thread: 141 days until I graduate
January 28th, 2007 #1
141 days until I graduate
Hi guys,
The following is stuff I've done at sheridan in the illustration program as well as things done on my personal time while attending the school.
Thanks in advance for any input.
Watercolor and guache done on yellow drawing paper in the painting studio at school.
Homework assignment where we had to find our own model. Friend posed for me with my bass guitar.
Multi-session oil painting I did on canvas board... it was a double-model assignment as you can see.
And attached is an illustration class assignment... visual metaphor CD cover illustration for 70's song lyrics -- Horse with No Name by America
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Hide this ad by registering as a memberJanuary 28th, 2007 #2141 days until I graduate.
Here are things from that summer, starting almost as soon as school was finished...
Quick painting I did while I had mono and a fever
Still coming off of the mono and not feeling too creative, I did my best to paint a photo at IMDB... hopefully you can tell who it is.
Just a quick grayscale painting of a model to try and get used to my tablet again..finally the mono was over with... hurray.
your basic portrait comission -- done from a pencil sketch and then put in illustrator.
Characters from the movie -- "the jacket" starring adrien brody and keira knightly... the old man I forget the name of at the moment but he was in 'blade'...
Was tired and just decided to do a painting from a movie frame.
Just a weird painting I did of a woman with really exagerated features.
started on this dude when I got tired of painting the woman... I think I'll rather continue with this one.
another illustrator-ish comission for my friend's birthday in august..
Something I started right before I headed back to school for 3rd year. I'll explain more about it later when I get the final completed. Illustrator again.
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January 28th, 2007 #3First assignment in our illustration class.. it was to record strangers having a conversation and then make an illustration of a short text exchange from that conversation -- as well as take it out of context
Spot illustrations that I should of done size-as instead of drawing them so small -- again for interpretive illustration class.
Short one-night assignment where we had to illustrate the word 'perfectionist'... I took the control-freak approach.
And here are some sketches I did during that fall semester...
They brought an elephant to our school!
Here are some mock-up subscription cards we had to illustrate for the magazine of our choice.
altertanate front with the crap all over it
and here's another sketch -- handed in for one of my final sketch portfolio's before christmas in life-drawing.
January 28th, 2007 #4I'm back with more!
Further progress on that big-nosed guy from earlier.
Here is a nearly-finished version of that salsa-dancing one I posted earlier in this thread.
Here are some progress shots of one of the latest weird pieces I've been working on
Here is some further progress on it by painting over the sketch in photoshop
That's all for now
February 9th, 2007 #5New interpretive illustration class project. It was for 'recipes for disaster'... we could either do food or something conceptual/humorous.
I chose a recipe for getting dumped/bad date.
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Nice work man!
thank you for post in my Sketchbook. i like your artwork, faces, designs...you have really good ones here.
PD: nice web too hehe
see you
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thank you!
February 11th, 2007 #7reallys tylised stuff ehre man love ths plashes o f colors , colors and paints are in particular spectacular but do watch out for the proportions. and the digi images look sweet.
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February 11th, 2007 #8Hey duder.
I love your stuff from your mind - the portraits with exaggerated features are really strong. It's too bad this doesn't carry over to some of your heavily referenced pieces (like the celebrity paintings) - they come off a little stiff. But hey, you certainly seem to be learning from 'em, so keep it up.
Awaiting updates! :3
February 11th, 2007 #9Jesus de Haro, Thanks for the kind words and you're welcome.
Thanks for checking out my website too.. heheh
Bhanu, thanks for dropping by. Yeah, you're right I do need to watch out for the proportions... especially the amount that can go wrong by not looking in the mirror. Maybe next time you see my stuff I'll be better at it, hehe.
Ryn, thanks for coming by. I appreciate the kind words. Yeah... see likeness has always beena huge struggle for me and I'm scared of combatting it... so I tend to tighten up on stuff like that. Hopefully with more practice it'll catch up to my other stuff. Glad you like my exagerated stuff.
Thanks everyone!
February 23rd, 2007 #10Something a little different.
February 23rd, 2007 #11You seem to have a really good handle on faces but you need to work on other parts of the anatomy a bit. The hands in some of them look a bit awkward.
Your watercolors are beautiful and I do enjoy a lot of your digital stuff.
Keep up the good work!
February 24th, 2007 #12Thanks Blythe,
Yeah, I should probably start filling sketchbooks with hands and whatnot again. It's been a while.
February 25th, 2007 #13
February 27th, 2007 #14Some quick sketches I did for a dance-related illustration I'm doing for someone.
February 27th, 2007 #15A couple in-progress shots of a painting I'm working on
February 27th, 2007 #16There's some good stuff in here, I especially like the distorted heads, reminds me a little of Joe Sorrens work.
"absorb what is useful, discard what is useless, and keep what is essentially your own." - Bruce Lee
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April 5th, 2007 #17another piece i did.
April 5th, 2007 #18Sheridan, Sheridan... sounds familiar. I'm from Sudbury if you're willing to let me know where it is in relation to that, and quench my curiosity
Very strong stuff here man, no real crits except for a slightly misplaced feature here and there (aside form the obvious exxagerations of course)
Keep 'er up
April 8th, 2007 #19Hey, thanks for replying.
Sheridan is in Oakville about 45 minutes west from Toronto. Do you go to an art school in Sudbury? My mom is originally from there, but I have yet to visit.
Thankyou for the C&C
April 8th, 2007 #20I go to Cambrian college of arts & technology, taking graphic design. Basically it rocks in applied arts (one of the best design programs in Ontario thanks to our awesome genious of a coordinator) but it falls on its face in fine arts. In fact, the fine arts is being removed after this semester because of low attendance. We DID have an awesome painting teacher this semester for about 2 months, but the fine arts girls chased him away for stupid reasons. So aside from the stupid little projects our foundations teachers give us (in all seriousness, we are painting faces on eggs. I feel like such a man) I get my artistic learning from this site.
About Sudbury - it's a dirty industrial town with very little going for it in the way of attractions, unless you want to see the largest smoke stack in the world. It has a decent little art scene I suppose, if you can ever find a gallery to visit.
Anyhoo enough about me. Hope to see an update soon
November 18th, 2007 #21More images...
Recipe for disaster project in 3rd year illustration class
Logo I designed for Toronto Dance Salsa dance competition. The sketches from earlier in this thread were from that.
A freelance assignment where I did a bunch of business spot illustrations
The finished version of the kensington market one from earlier.
A freelance decorative illustration for girl guides Canada.
Another of the same type
Turn down the music! Heh.
Book cover that I plan to correct some of the perspective issues on later. The drawing which I'll post later was much accurate.
Detail shot.
Another flying painting that I'm currently working on.
A battlestar galactica illustration that I'm currently working on.
Piece of clipart I made for girlguides.
Another section illustration freelance thang for girl guides canada.
Another clipart.
Quick sketch for a larger illustration I don't think I ever got to.
That's it for now.
November 18th, 2007 #22You have some nice work here. I like the Illustrator-ish work and the sketches the most. Your work really seems to convey a hidden story in each image, it is really nice keep it up.
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November 28th, 2007 #23Rhineville, Heh, I guess my "soon" update was a few months late. Thanks for the input though.
NiyanaMae, Thanks for the kind words. Yeah, my teachers seem to like the illustrator stuff/drawings the most.
I'm still trying to get better at the whole painting thing.
Here's another illustrator-ish piece with some hand-made textures.
Teddy Bear Mafia.
November 28th, 2007 #24hmmm, so thats what u learn on an illustration school eh?
looking good! love it that u have a lot of happy characters instead of the more sad ones a lot of people here make
My sketchbook: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/sho...106521&page=11
November 28th, 2007 #25Yes I see improvement, and lots of it, your own style is emerging beautifully mate.
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November 30th, 2007 #26Hi Ajvenema,
Hahaha, I'm not sure how to respond to your first comment. There's alot I didn't get around to photographing or posting... mainly the first two years of life-drawing, painting, drawing systems, flat tone designs, and conceptual excersises.
Beyond that we kinda move in our own directions.
Thanks! Yeah, I guess my characters are pretty happy. I'm working on a couple sad ones though, I'll post tthose up.
Bhanu, Thanks! It's to know my style is developing. For a while there I was kinda all over the place and wasn't sure at all.
One of the things my interpretive teacher suggested I do was to draw from paused DVD's and recorded TV shows.
I started looking at illustrators who do arts and entertainment decorative pieces for magazines and a cool illustration about the show; "Lost" caught my eye.
I decided to do one on the Galactica remake.
December 23rd, 2007 #27Wow. Your stuff is amazing. Which programs do you mainly use?
I really like this one.
"Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now."
December 23rd, 2007 #28Hey Peetaer,
To do most of my finals I use photoshop for the more painterly stuff with my tablet.
In the one you pointed out I used illustator to create the more 2D characters and sculpted the old man head by hand out of sculpey. I photographed and dropped it in using photoshop.
Thanks for the kind words,
January 12th, 2008 #29Some finished and not-so-finished stuff from my past semester.....


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Users will once again be able to send event invites to all members of a group, a Facebook spokesperson tells us.
Sometime in the past few weeks, the social network removed the option to directly invite an entire group to an event. Users could only send invitations to users they were connected to as friends. Facebook tells us the reasoning was that creating an event within the group environment generates a notification for users who have group notifications enabled. However, many users were frustrated with the change because their events were no longer getting the same amount of traction among group members.
Facebook says it decided to bring back the feature for all groups as a result of the feedback. The change is expected to go live later today.
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